Digital Twin
50 illustration that investigate the range of feelings and the relationship between people and their digital twins. Pencil on paper, 30 x 21 cm, 2024 – 2025.
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A digital twin is a digital model of a real-world physical object, created for virtual simulations and testing; it is an approximation so close to reality that it is called a “twin”.
Can a human presence on social media be considered a digital twin? What happens when this presence takes on an autonomous life?
According to the National Institute of Health (NIH, 2024) "social media abuse [...] can lead to a range of negative psychological consequences, such as increased anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, body image issues, social isolation, loneliness, FOMO, alienation and feelings of duplication".